Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to severe PTSD, anxiety, depression, and obesity was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election of appeal options.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension, to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for rosacea with rhinophyma and denied an increased rating for acne vulgaris with surface contour depressed on palpation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to schedule a VA examination due to a duty to assist error and an incomplete medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for erectile dysfunction was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that the evidence did not support a direct link to service or to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as aggravated by sinusitis and tension headaches as aggravated by adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to ensure a new examination and opinion are provided, addressing potential in-service toxic exposures and aggravation by PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding it was caused by toxic environmental exposures during Southwest Asia service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including back injury, neck strain, and other limb conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting their direct relation to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder but remanded the claim for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for initial ratings higher than the assigned percentages for service-connected conditions, including migraine headaches, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including a right hip disability, left ankle disability, right trigger finger disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and hypertension.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for arthritis due to trauma and a back condition as untimely, while remanding the claim for sleep apnea for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left knee disability, CTS in both hands and hips, MDD, and OSA, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and right sciatica nerve pain as new and relevant evidence has been submitted.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder, back disorder, and right hand disorder but denied an increased evaluation for the favorable ankylosis of the right third finger with post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's OSA had its onset during active service at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 8, 2021, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.